Martin Guerin admits possessing child pornography

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Martin Guerin pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing 901 images and 146 video files of child pornography at Portmarnock Drive, Portmarnock, Co Dublin, on 17 September 2014. He was arraigned at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The proceedings were reported on 11 July 2019.

Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned the case for sentencing in October and remanded Guerin on continuing bail. He had been granted bail on his own bond of €100, with no conditions and no cash lodgement required.

Guerin had been charged in February with offences under Section 6(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 and sent forward from Swords District Court in May. The court had previously heard that he made no reply after caution when Sergeant Ian Pentony put the charges to him.